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Struggling with something really basic here - IM Requirement
leboof
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I need an IM for chat, but also for Video Chat (have webcam). Needs to be completely free of course!
Struggling to find anything. I want to chat to my nieces who are only 11 and 8. Found eyeball chat but the kids could easily enter a chat room and talk to anyone.
Basically, to sum up. Want Instant Messanger with Webcam Video Chat option, Free, using a buddie list where the can only see me and each other and fairly hard for them to figure out how to add other users.
Any ideas guys?
Thank you in advance for any replies.
Struggling to find anything. I want to chat to my nieces who are only 11 and 8. Found eyeball chat but the kids could easily enter a chat room and talk to anyone.
Basically, to sum up. Want Instant Messanger with Webcam Video Chat option, Free, using a buddie list where the can only see me and each other and fairly hard for them to figure out how to add other users.
Any ideas guys?
Thank you in advance for any replies.
:think: Can anyone explain to me how to put a signature here? :think:
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MSN Messinger has webcam function.Come on you Irons0
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Skype is also free - video, chat and free skype to skype calls0
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Reluctant_spender wrote: »Skype is also free - video, chat and free skype to skype calls
Anyway they could make a call and be charged in error do you know?:think: Can anyone explain to me how to put a signature here? :think:
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They can't make calls to a normal landline unless there is credit on the account.
I use skype to skype calls when DD is at grandparents.0 -
Reluctant_spender wrote: »They can't make calls to a normal landline unless there is credit on the account.
I use skype to skype calls when DD is at grandparents.
Sounds what I need, thanks for your lightening response. :T:think: Can anyone explain to me how to put a signature here? :think:
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there's always the old standard "NetMeeting" it's got full video & desktop sharing with a whitebord option
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Sol
"Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"0 -
If you sign up for google apps, you will need a domain name, you can set up google talk to only allow other users on the same domain to talk to each other. This would be the best was of stopping them add others.The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
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Skype has the added advantage of being multi-platform so I can use Skype on my Mac to video chat with someone using Skype on a PC. MSN Messenger on Mac doesn't support video even though the PC version does.0
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